Western Herbs According to Traditional Chinese Medicine Book

FOREWORD BY MICHAEL TIERRA, L.AC., OMD

FOREWORD BY Z’EV ROSENBERG, L.AC.

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE

METHODS AND MEASURES

UNDERSTANDING WESTERN HERBS FROM THE CHINESE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE

The Construction and Use of a Materia Medica

Eastern vs. Western Ways of Working with Herbs

Western Herbal Preparations

Herb Quality

Cultivated vs. Wildcrafted Herbs

HERBAL MEDICINE MAKING

Infusions and Decoctions

Tinctures, Fluidextracts, and Liquid Extracts

Poultices

Suppositories

Infused Oils

Salves

Powdered Extracts

Mix-Frying with Solid and Liquid Adjuvants

PART TWO

THE MATERIA MEDICA

HERBS THAT RESOLVE THE EXTERIOR

HERBS THAT CLEAR HEAT

HERBS THAT PRECIPITATE

HERBS THAT DRAIN DAMPNESS

HERBS THAT DISPEL WIND AND DAMPNESS

HERBS THAT TRANSFORM PHLEGM AND STOP COUGHING

HERBS THAT AROMATICALLY TRANSFORM DAMPNESS

HERBS THAT RECTIFY QÌ

HERBS THAT REGULATE BLOOD

HERBS THAT WARM THE INTERIOR AND EXPEL COLD

HERBS THAT SUPPLEMENT

HERBS THAT STABILIZE AND BIND

HERBS THAT CALM THE SPIRIT

HERBS THAT EXTINGUISH WIND

APPENDICES

I. WESTERN ANALOGUES OF CHINESE HERBS

II. INDEX OF HERBS BY COMMON (ENGLISH) NAME

III. INDEX OF HERBS BY LATIN NAME

IV. GLOSSARY OF CHINESE MEDICAL TERMS

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX